KỸ NĂNG VIẾT B2C1 CHO MỌI NGƯỜI

Làm bài kiểm tra thử FCE tại đây:
1. Reading - 60 minutes
1. part 1 Read a text and answer multiple choice questions
2. part 2 Article with sentences missing New!
3. part 3 4 texts with matching questions New!
2. Writing - 2 essays, 80 minutes - free practice test
3. Use of English - 45 minutes -
1. multiple choice cloze - free practice test
2. open cloze - passage with gaps - free practice test
3. word formation - free test
4. key word transfomations free practice test
4. Listening - 40 minutes
1. part 1 - short extracts
2. part 2 - dialogue + sentence completion questions
3. part 3 - 5 short monologues New!
4. part 4 - dialogue with 7 multiple choice questions
free listening practice test
5. Speaking - interview, normally with another candidate, 15 minutes
Viết report phải sử dụng văn phong formal. Cấu trúc của report khác với
essays và articles ở chỗ là mỗi phần đều có subheading. Ví dụ: Khi bạn viết
mọt report về lý do tại sao học sinh nộp bài tập về nhà muộn và đề xuất giải
pháp thì bạn có thể thấy sample như sau
Purpose/Introduction
I am writing this report with a view to explaining why and
suggesting possible ways of dealing with this matter.
Reasons for late homework
One main reason was Another reason was and
the final reason
Possible suggestions

I would like to state here some possible ways for
Firstly, Another effective way is Last but not
least,
Conclusion
I strongly believe that if the school late homework will no
longer be a problem
USEFUL PHRASES FOR FCE WRITING
The following phrases are not only useful for essay writing but also for other types
such as letter, article, report and review writing
1. Opening phrases
These words and expressions are especially useful in letters, essays and articles.
People (sometimes) claim that … but I feel that
It is often said/argued that However, it seems to me that
It is a fact that
Over the past few months/years, it seems that …
Recently, we have all become concerned that …
Nowadays, we are all realising that
In the past, people used to …, but now
These days, it seems that ….
2. Expressing and supporting opinions
These words and expressions are especially useful in letters, essays and articles.
I believe/do not believe that (because)
Personally I feel that Let me explain why.
In my opinion, Just consider
As I see it, … The reason is
It seems to me that… This is because
I would argue that for the following reasons.
I feel very strongly that
I am convinced that
I am of the opinion that

I am very much in favour of/against
I am completely opposed to
The reasons why I believe that are as follows.
3. Making statements
These words and expressions are especially useful in letters, essays and articles.
It is clear that
On the whole, it appears/seems that
We must take into account the fact that
It goes without saying that
It is important to remember that
4. Explaining/Expanding ideas and giving examples
These words and expressions are especially useful in letters, essays and articles.
This means that
This is largely due to
…For example/For instance,
…In other words,
Take, for example, the situation in
5. Listing arguments
These words and expressions are especially useful in letters, essays and articles.
Firstly/In the first place / To begin with, …
Secondly/A second area to consider is …
Another point to remember is
Finally,
In conclusion,
Last but not least,
6. Evaluating ideas, Dismissing contrary arguments
These words and expressions are especially useful in letters, essays and articles.
I think it is true that
I totally disagree/agree with the point that…
It is questionable whether …

I am sure/I doubt whether …
It is true that On the other hand,
While nobody can deny that , I would like to point out that …
I agree that …However,
Although it is true that , we must remember that
It could be argued that … However, I would like to point out that
Despite all the arguments, I still feel that
Notwithstanding the claim that , I would argue that…
It may be true that , but all too often
In no way can I agree that
Surely it is completely unacceptable that
7. Persuading
These words and expressions are especially useful in letters and proposals.
I would urge you to consider…
I am sure you will agree that…
Surely you must agree that…
I would urge you very strongly to
When you hear the arguments, I am sure you will agree that
8. Evaluating
These words and expressions are especially useful in reports, proposals and
reviews.
I was extremely impressed by…
I was rather disappointed by…
While X has much to commend it, I feel that some aspects could be improved.
The problem could easily be solved if
I would like to praise the
Another area for complaint is …
My overall impression was that …
I am sure that visitors/readers/holidaymakers will thoroughly enjoy
While some people will love , others may feel less happy.

A major problem is that
I was less happy with
9. Making recommendations
These words and expressions are especially useful in proposals and reports.
I recommend that we
I propose that we
We should also
I believe that we should
We could
If we were to… , we could
I suggest we… We would then be able to
10. Summarising
These words and expressions are especially useful in letters, essays,articles,
reports, proposals and reviews.
All in all, I think that
To sum up, I believe that
In conclusion, the facts suggest that
FCE READING TIPS - PART 1
Description
- A text of 650 words
- 8 MCQ in chronoloigical order.
- What tested:
+ detailed understanding
+ global understanding (main idea) , writer's purpose, feeling, opinion.
+ reference (proonoun - he,
+ deduce meaning ( a word or a phrase)
Tips
1. Read the text quickly to get a general idea of what it is about.
2. Then read only the questions, and underline key words. Don't read the options A
- D yet. Find which parts of the text where you expect to find the answers.

3. Go through the choices and underline the key words.
4. Keep in mind that the information may be rephrased.
5. Even if you think you know the correct answer, always check.
6. Avoid options that use words from the text but convey a different meaning.
7. Don't choose options which sound likely but there is no evidence in the text.
8. Pace yourself - leave time at the end to go back to any questions you may have
left.
PART 2
Description
- A Text of 550 words
- 7 gaps + 8 given sentences or phrases
- Gap fill task
- Skim reading first
- Intensive reading to fit sentences into the gaps.
- Careful with conjunctions, phrases, pronouns, verb tenses, coherence, cohesion.
Tips
1. Read the text through and think of what kind of information is missing.
2. Read the list of missing sentences.
3. If you cannot fit a sentence into a gap, move on to the next one. Go back to the
gap later.
4. Remember to look for clues such as referencewords (he,it,that,this,ectc)
5. Check your answers and read the text through to see if it makes sense.
6. Try to find links between the sentences and the text before and after the gap.
7. Pay special attention to information that refers to poeple, time and places.
8. Don't be discouraged by unknown vocabulary.
PART 3
Description
- A set of texts of 700 in total. (4 - 6 texts)
- 15 questions/statements.
- testing detailed information, opinions

- require intensive reading/ scanning
Tips
1. Read all the texts through before looking at the questions.
2. Read the questions and underline the key words. Find which part each question
refers to. The information might be paraphrased.
2. The texts contain similarities.
3. Scan the text and look for paraphrases of the questions rather than the same
words.
4. Don't waste time reading the whole text in detail - zoom in on what answers the
questions.
5. It may be useful to do through each section in turn and match the questions
which refer to it.
7. Remember that texts contain similar information in order to distract you. It is
vital to read the questions carefully; they contain details which limit your options.
8. When reading the text, be aware of negatives and questions that may appear
similar.
9. You may find it helpful to underline the parts of the text that relate to the key
points in the questions and then do a quick matching.
10. Quickly eliminate the easy questions, leaving yourself time at the end to deal
with the harder ones.
HOẶC THEO CÁC GỢI Ý DƯỚI ĐÂY:
Task 1: write a letter :
Task 2: write an assay
3 loại chính: 1) Discussion/ Discursive ( = D )
2) Argument/ Opinion ( = A )
3) Account ( = Ac)
* Phân biệt giữa Discussion – Argument – Account ?
1. Discusion (D) : Thường yêu cầu chúng ta nói về 2 mặt của vấn đề. Có thể có
1 câu hỏi phụ thêm yêu cầu discuss/examine/analyze/analyze both
views/opinions

2. Argument(A) : Thường yêu cầu 1 cách trực tiếp yêu cầu của cá nhân ta để
thuyết phục, ủng hộ 1 nhận định, yêu cầu. Nó thường kèm theo những câu
hỏi dạng:
[Do you agree?/What do you think…….?/What’s your opinion
about…….?/Do you think it’s a good idea?/Which view/opinion do you
agree with? ]
3Account(Ac) : Thường yêu cầu ta kể ra, liệt kê ra các nguyên nhân, ảnh hưởng,
lí do, giải pháp. Dạng bài Ac thường có kèm theo các câu hỏi Wh: What? Why?
How?
Hoặc cũng có thể là: [ Discuss the reason why……./ Outline the
advantages/ disadvantages of/ What do you think can be done to… ]


ARGUMENT DISCUSSION ACCOUNT
-Introduce the topic
-Câu chốt Thesis statement
sau đó phải nói rõ quan
điểm của mình(đồng ý hay
k
o
đồng ý)
-Introduce the topic
-Câu chốt Thesis
statement phải nêu
được rằng vấn đề này
có 2 luồng quan
điểm/có conflict(nhớ là
k
o
đưa ra vội quan

điểm của mình mà hãy
để dành cho phần
condusion)
-Introduce the topic
-Câu chốt Thesis
statement phải kể ra được
những ý chính mà ta sẽ
phân tích ở phần sau:
Cause-effect
Comparision-
contrast
Adv-disadv
Hay: Solution
Đoạn 1( Paragraph 1)
First argument ủng hộ quan
điểm mình.
Đoạn 2( Paragraph 2)
Yêu cầu ủng hộ cho quan
điểm của mình.
Đoạn 3( Paragraph 3)
Ý ủng hộ 3 cho quan điểm
mình đưa ra.
Body paragraph
-Đề cập đến mặt 1 của
vấn đề
(chú ý đưa ra ví dụ, dẫn
chứng, lí do)
-Đề cập đến mặt kia
của vấn đề
(Đưa ra ví dụ, dẫn

chứng, lí do)
Body paragraph 1
*phát triển ý chính 1
Body P
2
*
phát triển ý chính2
Body p
3
*phát triển ý chính3
Restate your personal
opinion
-Your final thought about
the issue(optional)
-Bày tỏ quan điểm của
mình: Which side do
you take
-Your final thought
about the issue
-Yêu cầu cá nhân của bạn
về vấn đề
-Write your final thought
-Give
suggestions(optional)
*Lưu ý: -Ở dạng Argument chỉ nêu 1 mặt của vấn đề và có quan điểm của
ta ở phần mở bài.
-Ở dạng Discussion nêu ra 2 mặt của vấn đề và chốt lại yêu cầu quan
điểm của ta ở cuối.
BÀI VIẾT MẪU:
Money is not the most important thing in life

Money is certainly something which is often discussed in today’s world. Hardly a
day goes by without the subject of money being raised in most people’s lives.
However, it is highly debatable whether it is more important than other
considerations, such as health and fitness, which some people consider to be of
greater significance
To begin with, it is often argued that having money enables people to exert
influence over other people. Wealthy businessmen, for example, are often the
most highly respected member of society, and business tycoons are often
consulted by world leaders, who then make policies that affect the whole
population, as a consequence, money can be seen as the single most important
factor in daily life.
Secondly, from the point of view of the individual, money is vital for survival.
Western society is structured in such a way that, without money, people are
deprived of the means to obtain proper nutrition and healthcare. Furthermore, in
some cases where state benefits are inadequate ,the inability to pay heating bills
and indeed become a matter of life and death. This is clearly illustrated by the fact
that, according to Social Services , the majority of death due to hypothermia each
winter occurs among low-income groups.
On the hand , many people claim that one of the factors in which is undoubtedly
of greater important than money is health. Izaak Walton said , health is “a
blessing that money cannot buy”. What is more, money is of little consolation to
those who are suffering from health problems. Despite the fact that money can
pay for the best medical care available, this is no guarantee of a longer life.
In addition , most people would agree that personal happiness easily outweighs
money in importance. Even if an individual is extremely rich , this does not
necessarily lead to happiness . In some cases , the contrary is true , the contrary is
true and vast wealth brings with it a range of problems and in securities. Genuine
happiness cannot be bought and is usually independent of financial status.
On the whole, although there are those who would rank money the single most
important thing in life , the vast majority would disagree. Money , they argue , has

an important part to play but perhaps the world would be a more harmonious
place to live in if it was kept in proportion and society put more emphasis on
moral issues.
BÀI MẪU 2
Nowadays, there has been a continuing discussion over the relationship between
happiness and money. Many people think that happiness is the most important
in life, money does nothing with happiness. However, others oppose this
viewpoint this argument isand they think economic success makes everything,
even happiness. I am inclined to believed that money brings to us not only
physical material life but also spiritual life.
To begin with, money plays an important part in our daily life. Without it we
cannot buy fresh food, beautiful clothes and many other things that are needed in
to have a comfortable life. Besides, living in a big expensive and luxury house
seems to be wonderful for everyone. A part from this, money is required to buy
medicine when we are ill, to pay other services. In truth fact, money is almost
indispensable in for our survival.
Secondly, there is another side to this argument in which of this is that money can
give us not only the basic needs of life but also to pay for advancement.
Thousands of students are unable to attend their course or continuing continue
their studying because of being lack of money. Thousands of patients are dying
everyday because of not having enough money to pay for the doctor’s fees or the
expensive operations.
Last but not least, it cannot be denied that without money people do not have
chances to go traveling such as sightseeing, swimming or many other activities
that entertain people. In fact, money is spent much in those places that people
visit. For example, the food, the tour, the fare, the accommodation. , All things
that seem to cost much a big sum of money. So if one does not have money
where should he or she go but his hometown?
(On the other hand, it is claimed that happiness makes money because their love
seems to direct toward their happiness. But what will happen if their children do

not have chance to go to school, or any modern equipments in their house?)
redundant, unnecessary
All things considered, the obvious conclusion to be drawn is that both happiness
and economic success are really important for people’s life. I am inclined to
believed that money is more important than happiness.?????? Most of our
activities are therefore directed towards earning as much money as possible
A well-structured essay
Good ideas
However, the conclusion is not good, because you don’t have to say which one is
better: happiness or money. The point is whether money brings happiness or not
Possible score: 6/9